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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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